Nelson St. Good On Paper Party

Our annual Good On Paper 'we are still here!' party returns for another evening of live music, DJ's, spoken word, comedy, poetry, theatre, film screening, food stalls and pop-up record shops celebrating the magazine, the Stroud arts scene and an attempt to stave off them January blues!

This time we will be taking over the Marshall Rooms and Black Book Cafe on Nelson Street, with ticket holders getting a wrist band enabling them to move between the two venues...

NEAR FUTURE A new project featuring Neil Arthur, the Stroud dwelling front man of the legendary synthpop band Blancmange and Brighton based musician, sculptor, film-maker and co-founder of the Anti Ghost Moon Ray art collective that also spawned Gazelle Twin - Jez Bernholz…(9-9:30PM) facebook.com/futureisnear | nearfuture.bandcamp.com

STROUD FRINGE CHOIR A choir with a band philosophy put together by award winning composer Emily Hall. All the music is created by members of the choir - which currently features 18 members including the likes of Emily Barker, Blythe Pepino, Stephano Marlot, Misha Law and Melanie Golding - who all come from Stroud's rich musical community. (8-8:30PM) facebook.com/StroudFringeChoir

GOOD ON PAPER @ STROUD FRINGE 2017 Film screening of performances and interviews with artists from the Good On Paper stage at the last Stroud Fringe ft. Manu Delago, Douglas Dare, Adam Betts, Modulus III and the Stroud Fringe Choir. (5:30-6:30PM)

DJ SETS:

PAVINYL Purveyor of fine vinyl with a hearse full of 45’s from jump blues to northern soul with lots of oddball rock n roll in between.(1:30-2:10AM) facebook.com/pavinyl

STROUD CALLING Neighbourhood DJ’s Will Mendoza and Tom Monobrow; self-confessed music obsessives with a passion for sharing music from the past, present and future finding a common thread through Soul, Reggae, Hip Hop, Funk, Latin, Afro, Disco, Electronica and more…(12:10-12:50AM) facebook.com/StroudCalling2010

DENNIS GOULD Legendary poet, activist, letterpress printer and one of Stroud’s most cherished characters who is also a regular at Glastonbury Festival working on the Glastonbury Free Press. (7-7:30PM)

PAPER JUNGLE PRESENTS: THE SKELETON WOMAN An ancient Inuit story about transformation, brought to life through beautiful puppetry, shadows and live storytelling by Isabel Lyster ft. a live soundtrack by Low Chimes’ Rob Pemberton… (6-6:30PM)

Tickets cost just £13 and are available via the link below. The event also acts as a fundraiser with all proceeds going back into the magazine and its ongoing future! Wristbands will be available to pick up at the Marshall Rooms on the night...Visit the facebook event page here for updates!